{"product_id":"the-victorian-gothic-an-edinburgh-companion-9780748691166","title":"The Victorian Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion","description":"The first multi-disciplinary scholarly consideration of the Victorian Gothic These 14 chapters, each written by an acknowledged expert in the field, provide an invaluable insight into the complex and various Gothic forms of the nineteenth century. Covering a range of diverse contexts, the chapters focus on science, medicine, Queer theory, imperialism, nationalism, and gender. Together with further chapters on the ghost story, realism, the fin de siècle, pulp fictions, sensation fiction, and the Victorian way of death, the Companion provides the most complete overview of the Victorian Gothic to date.The book is an essential resource for students and scholars working on the Gothic, Victorian literature and culture, and critical theory.Key Features*First multi-authored thorough exploration of the Victorian Gothic*Original research in all chapters*Sets the agenda for future scholarship in the field*Pedagogically awareKey WordsVictorian, Gothic, Science, Gender, Nationalism, Death, Supernatural, Ghost, Death\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780748691166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Smith is Professor of Nineteenth Century English Literature at the University of Sheffield. His 19 published book include \u003ci\u003eGothic Death 1740-1914: A Literary History\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost Story 1840-1920: A Cultural History\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), \u003ci\u003eVictorian Demons\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eGothic Radicalism\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and \u003ci\u003eThe Victorian Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with William Hughes: 2012). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Hughes is Professor of Medical Humanities and Gothic Literature at University of Macau. He is the author, editor or co-editor of eighteen books, including \u003ci\u003eThat Devil's Trick: Hypnotism and the Victorian Popular Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), \u003ci\u003eDracula: A Reader's Guide to Essential Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and \u003ci\u003eBeyond Dracula: Bram Stoker's Fiction and its Cultural Context\u003c\/i\u003e (2000) as well as the collections \u003ci\u003eEcogothic\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eThe Victorian Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), and \u003ci\u003eQueering the Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), co-edited with Andrew Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40120024006771,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_3de863fa-b905-43e5-923a-52634a4ff450.jpg?v=1653662599","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-victorian-gothic-an-edinburgh-companion-9780748691166","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}